title: The use of bone scan to evaluate total hip prostheses. A preliminary study.
abstract: The authors conducted a clinical and radiographic study on a group of 43 patients with hip arthroprostheses selected from the three-year period from 1984 to 1987, characterized by no immediate postoperative complications, no positional defects on X-ray examination, and with a Renther test greater than 1. Prostheses were cemented, cementless and combined. Scintigraphy was evaluated for areas of subdivision in the proximal end of the femur and acetabulum, making a semi-quantitative comparison of the intensity of captation of each area with that of the skull and sacroiliac synchondrosis. The authors emphasize that this procedure is both reliable and easy for the early determination (pre-clinical and pre-radiographic) of any complications. A scintigraphic examination of the single areas was also capable of revealing the site and entity of prosthetic bone-to-implant interactions. According to the results reported, PCA prostheses seem to be characterized by better biocompatibility.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale di Legnano, Milano.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macioce
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oldani
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Spreafico
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cammelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gadola
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate